Browsing: Medal of Honor

With the dust starting to settle, it’s time to set the record straight about Dakota Meyer, who will become the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in decades. As someone who has covered the fallout of the Sept. 8, 2009, ambush in Gangjal, Afghanistan, since days after it occurred, I’ve noticed a variety of inaccuracies work their way into stories about the incident, Meyer’s service and the Medal of Honor process. Many of them cite my story last week that confirmed the award decision had been made, so it seems fair for to correct the record. Let’s…

On April 22, 2004 in Karabilah, Iraq, Cpl. Jason Dunham snuffed out a grenade with his helmet and body and, in dying, saved the lives of other Marines. He’s gone now and, like other Marines before him, will never hear the praise for his heroics, wear his Medal of Honor at ceremonies or stand in formation again. But after Saturday, Nov. 13, when the 9,200-ton, 509-foot warship USS Jason Dunham is commissioned in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the world will see a guided missile destroyer sail by, proudly bearing his name and cutting through the high seas with a crew of…

Video game violence has made headlines regularly for years. However, the argument to curb it has taken a sharper edge recently in light of video game maker Electronic Arts unveiling a new “Medal of Honor” game that allowed users to target U.S. forces in the game as the Taliban. The Taliban detail was eventually pulled from the game, EA officials told colleague Phil Ewing in an exclusive published last week. Still, it raises questions over what our sensibilities are and should be. Have things gone too far, or are people over-sensitive to modern pop culture? Or — perhaps more realistically…